More SeaWorld Orlando coverage

An adult male Atlantic bottlenose dolphin died today at SeaWorld Orlando. The cause of death is not yet known, but the 22-year-old dolphin had not shown signs of illness before today. A necropsy will be complete in six to eight weeks. "The dolphin, one of more than 80 bottlenose dolphins living in...

We recently reported that a beluga whale died at SeaWorld Orlando. Nanuq, an animal in his 30s, had been under intensive veterinary care for weeks for an infection associated with a broken jaw. In a recent column, the Sentinel's Scott Maxwell argued that Nanuq's death is further evidence of SeaWorld's...

With its theme-park attendance still declining amid controversy over its killer whales, SeaWorld Entertainment will soon debut a campaign to repair its brand and hold off on ticket-price increases. Orlando-based SeaWorld told analysts its plans Thursday as it released a fourth-quarter earnings report...

SeaWorld needed another death about as much as it needed a hole in Shamu's tank. Yet last week, one of the park's beloved belugas — the curious and playful white whales — died after getting its jaw busted up by another captive whale. Once again, there is blood in the water at SeaWorld. And once again,...

The decades-long tradition of feeding dolphins has ended at SeaWorld's Orlando theme park. People have gathered for years to pet the creatures and spend a few dollars on food for them. Now SeaWorld has revamped its Dolphin Cove area. Visitors can still pet dolphins but can no longer lure them with...

A federal agency will look into the death of a beluga whale at SeaWorld Orlando last week to see if the park violated any parts of the Animal Welfare Act. United States Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Tanya Espinosa said in an email the agency is not conducting a formal investigation, however....

In the midst of searching for a new chief executive officer, SeaWorld Entertainment earlier this month announced a shuffling of top management roles. SeaWorld gave company veteran Dan Brown oversight of all its theme park operations while moving Terry Prather, president of its Orlando attractions,...

SeaWorld Orlando Park President Terry Prather is becoming SeaWorld Entertainment's senior vice president of operations in a series of management changes announced Friday afternoon. Prather's position is a newly created one. Daniel B. Brown will become the company's Chief Parks Operations Officer,...

Ten endangered sea turtles rescued from chilly Massachusetts waters late last year have been released back into the ocean off Florida. The SeaWorld Animal Rescue Team released the Kemp's Ridley sea turtles into the waters off the Canaveral National Seashore on Wednesday. They were among 72 Kemp's...

A SeaWorld corporate partnership with the Miami Dolphins is ending. The Dolphins and SeaWorld had a marketing contract that expires in March. "Due to shifting business priorities of both companies, a new one will not be created," SeaWorld spokeswoman Becca Bides said in an email. "The Dolphins were...